High-Frequency Ultrasound for Evaluation of Intimal Thickness

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1129-1133

  Mohler III, Emile R ^a   Sibley, Alexandra A ^a   Schultz, Susan M ^b   Zhang, Lifeng ^a   Sehgal, Chandra M ^b  

^a Section of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial; Radial; Tibial; Ultrasound; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE QUALITY; INTIMA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RADIAL ARTERY; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; THICKNESS; TIBIAL ARTERY; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 70349427021     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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